Vijay and Manohar share profits and losses in the ratio of . They admit Prakash as a partner with share in profits with a guarantee that his share of profit will be at least . The net profit of the firm for the year ending March 31, 2015, was . Calculate the amount of profit Vijay will get.
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's first calculate Prakash's share of the net profit:
Since Prakash was guaranteed a minimum profit of , there is a deficiency:
The remaining profit after Prakash's basic share is:
This remaining profit is divided between Vijay and Manohar in their ratio :
Unless specified otherwise, the deficiency of the guaranteed partner is borne by the old partners in their profit-sharing ratio ():
Since Prakash was guaranteed a minimum profit of , there is a deficiency:
The remaining profit after Prakash's basic share is:
This remaining profit is divided between Vijay and Manohar in their ratio :
Unless specified otherwise, the deficiency of the guaranteed partner is borne by the old partners in their profit-sharing ratio ():